ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,754, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Pipp Mobile Storage Systems Inc. (Walker, Mich.).
"Caster wheel brake system" was invented by Matthew M. Long (Lakemoor, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A caster wheel brake system for a mobile support system such as a cart or other wheeled structure is operable to selectively secure caster wheels against rolling rotation. The system includes a caster wheel assembly and a braking mechanism mounted nearby. A pair of brake actuation inputs, such as handles or levers, can be secured to the cart and independently operated to rotate a rotator link, which in turn rotates a brake-actuating link. Rot...